Re: [tlug] What is the most appropriate scripting language

["Zev Blut" <zb@example.com>]

On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:25:42 +0900, Ian MacLean <imaclean@example.com> wrote:

> On 1/16/07, Stephen J. Turnbull <stephen@example.com> wrote:
> > on.
> >
> > > The only thing I like better in perl is the more natural syntax for
> > > regexes.
> >
> > What are you referring to?  The "target ~= regex" notation?
>
>
> exactly :
>
> import re
> p = re.compile('[a-z]+')
> if p.match("some text"):
>    do_somthing()
>
> in python vs :
>
> if ( "some text" =~ /[a-z]+/ ) {
>     do_somthing();
> }
> in perl.


Ruby is like Perl or Python in this context.
You can choose which you like.

Personally if I am going to use the matched data I do

if m = /\w\s(\w)+/.match("Some text")
  puts m[1]
end

And if I just want to know if the line matches I do:

puts "Matches" if /\w\s\w+/ =~ "Some text"

Zev